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Hacer la vista gorda

To turn a blind eye / To look the other way

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Literally 'to do the fat sight'. Describes deliberately ignoring something wrong or problematic to avoid getting involved.

See It in Context

El supervisor hacía la vista gorda con los retrasos.

The supervisor turned a blind eye to the delays.

No puedo hacer la vista gorda ante esto, es una injusticia.

I can't look the other way on this, it's unjust.

—¿Y nadie dijo nada? —Todos hacían la vista gorda.

—And nobody said anything? —Everyone was turning a blind eye.